Denmark have a long history in women's football and have been regulars at the UEFA Women's European Championship since competing in the first edition in 1984. Finals hosts in 1991, the Danes' most successful campaign to date was in 2017, when they reached the final, but lost out to hosts the Netherlands. This stats page highlights key milestones, from their biggest wins and top scorers to their performances in group and knockout stages, providing a comprehensive look at Denmark's impact on Women's EURO.

General

What was Denmark's most successful Women's EURO?: Runners-up (2017)
How many Women's EUROs have Denmark appeared at?: 10
What is Denmark's overall record at Women's EUROs?: P33 W10 D8 L15 F33 A46
What is Denmark's overall group-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P21 W7 D4 L10 F21 A32
What is Denmark's overall knockout-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P12 W3 D4 L5 F12 A14

How well did Denmark do at past Women's EUROs?
1984 Semi-finals
1987 Did not qualify
1989 Did not qualify
1991 Third place
1993 Third place
1995 Did not qualify
1997 Group stage
2001 Semi-finals
2005 Group stage
2009 Group stage
2013 Semi-finals
2017 Runners-up
2022 Group stage

Team records

What is Denmark's biggest Women's EURO victory?
3-1: Denmark vs Germany, 03/07/1993 (third-place play-off)

What is Denmark's heaviest Women's EURO defeat?
5-0: Norway vs Denmark, 30/06/1997 (group stage)

What is Denmark's highest-scoring Women's EURO draw?
2-2: Denmark vs Italy, 03/07/1997 (group stage)

What is Denmark's highest-scoring Women's EURO game?
7 goals: 4-3 vs France, 28/06/2001 (group stage)

Denmark's most goals scored at a Women's EURO
6 goals in 4 games in 2001 (av. 1.50)
6 goals in 6 games in 2017 (av 1.00)

Denmark's fewest goals scored at a Women's EURO
1 goal in 2 games in 1984 (av. 0.50)
1 goal in 3 games in 2022 (av. 0.33)

Denmark's most goals conceded at a Women's EURO
9 goals in 3 games in 1997 (av. 3.00)

Denmark's fewest goals conceded at a Women's EURO
1 goal in 2 games in 1991 (av. 0.50)

Denmark's most different scorers at a Women's EURO
5: 2001, 2017

Denmark's fewest different scorers at a Women's EURO
1: 1984, 2022

Group stage records

How well did Denmark do in past Women's EURO group stage campaigns?

1997 Group B P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A9 GD-7 Pts 1 – position 4, did not qualify
2001 Group B P3 W2 D0 L1 F6 A5 GD1 Pts 6 – position 1, qualified
2005 Group A P3 W1 D1 L1 F4 A4 GD0 Pts 4 – position 3, did not qualify
2009 Group A P3 W1 D0 L2 F3 A4 GD-1 Pts 3 – position 3, did not qualify
2013 Group A P3 W0 D2 L1 F3 A4 GD-1 Pts 2 – position 3, qualified
2017 Group A P3 W2 D0 L1 F2 A1 GD1 Pts 6 – position 2, qualified
2022 Group B P3 W1 D0 L2 F1 A5 GD-4 Pts 3 – position 3, did not qualify

Denmark's biggest group-stage victory
1 goal: Seven times, most recently 1-0 vs Finland, 12/07/2022

Denmark's heaviest group-stage defeat
5-0: Norway vs Denmark, 30/06/1997

Denmark's highest-scoring group-stage draw
2-2: Denmark vs Italy, 03/07/1997

Denmark's highest-scoring group-stage game
7 goals: 4-3 vs France, 28/06/2001

Denmark's most group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
6 goals in 3 games in 2001 (av. 2.00)

Denmark's fewest group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
1 goal in 3 games in 2022 (av. 0.33)

Denmark's most group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
9 goals in 3 games in 1997 (av. 3.00)

Denmark's fewest group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
1 goals in 3 games in 2017 (av. 0.33)

Knockout phase records

Round-by-round record
What is Denmark's record in Women's EURO quarter-finals: W2 L0 *
What is Denmark's record in Women's EURO semi-finals: W1 L5 **
What is Denmark's record in Women's EURO third place play-offs: W2 L0
What is Denmark's record in Women's EURO finals: W0 L1

*Includes 4-2 win on penalties against France (2013)
**Includes 3-0 win on penalties against Austria (2017), 8-7 loss on penalties to Norway (1991) and 4-2 loss on penalties to Norway (2013)

Denmark's biggest knockout-stage victory
3-1: Denmark vs Germany, 03/07/1993 (third place play-off)

Denmark's heaviest knockout-stage defeat
4-2: Netherlands vs Denmark, 06/08/2017 (final)

Denmark's highest-scoring knockout-stage game
6 goals: 2-4 vs Netherlands, 06/08/2017 (final)

How many of Denmark's Women's EURO games have gone to extra-time?
L vs Norway 1991 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 7-8p)
W vs Italy 1991 third-place play-off (1-1 / 2-1)
W vs France 2013 quarter-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 4-2p)
L vs Norway 2013 semi-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 2-4p)
W vs Austria 2017 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 3-0p)

Player records

Which Denmark players have made the most Women's EURO appearances?
18: Katrine Pedersen (1997, 2001, 2009)
17: Nadia Nadim (2013, 2017, 2022)
16: Katrine Veje (2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
14: Pernille Harder (2013, 2017, 2022)
13: Line Røddik Hansen (2009, 2013, 2017)

Who are Denmark's top Women's EURO scorers?
3: Merete Pedersen
3: Johanna Rasmussen
2: Seven players

Which Denmark players have scored at the most Women's EUROs?
3: Merete Pedersen (1997, 2001, 2005)
3: Johanna Rasmussen (2005, 2009, 2013)

Which Denmark players have scored in the most consecutive Women's EURO finals games?
2: Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen (08/06/2005 - 11/06/2005)
2: Mia Brogaard (née Olsen) (13/07/2013 - 16/07/2013)

Which Denmark players have scored the most goals in a single Women's EURO game?
2: Susan Mackensie, 03/07/1993 vs Germany (third place play-off)
2: Gitte Krogh, 28/06/2001 vs France (group stage)

Which Denmark players have scored Women's EURO hat-tricks?
N/A

Who are the youngest players to play for Denmark at a Women's EURO?

18y 16d: Heidi Johansen (vs Italy, WEURO 2001)
18y 65d: Katrine Veje (vs Finland, WEURO 2009)
18y 198d: Nanna Mølbach Johansen (vs Sweden, WEURO 2005)

Who are the oldest players to play for Denmark at a Women's EURO?

36y 103d: Katrine Pedersen (vs Norway, WEURO 2013)
34y 195d: Nadia Nadim (vs Spain, WEURO 2022)
33y 335d: Sanne Troelsgaard (vs Spain, WEURO 2022)

Who are the youngest players to score for Denmark at a Women's EURO?

19y 167d: Julie Rydahl Bukh (vs Italy, WEURO 2001)
21y 338d: Johanna Rasmussen (vs Sweden, WEURO 2005)
22y 113d: Helle Jensen (vs Italy, WEURO 1991)

Who are the oldest players to score for Denmark at a Women's EURO?

31y 343d: Merete Pedersen (vs England, WEURO 2005)
31y 274d: Mia Brogaard (née Olsen) (vs Finland, WEURO 2013)
31y 187d: Maiken Pape (vs Ukraine, WEURO 2009)

Coach records

Who has coached Denmark at the most Women's EUROs?
2: Keld Gantzhorn (1991, 1993)
2: Kenneth Heiner-Møller (2009, 2013)

Who has coached Denmark in the most Women's EURO games?
8: Kenneth Heiner-Møller (2009, 2013)

Which coach has overseen the most Denmark wins at Women's EUROs?
3: Nils Nielsen (2017)

Penalties

How many penalty shoot-outs have Denmark appeared in at Women's EUROs?
L 7-8 vs Norway, semi-finals (10/07/1991)
W 4-2 vs France, quarter-finals (22/07/2013)
L 2-4 vs Norway, semi-finals (25/07/2013)
W 3-0 vs Austria, semi-finals (03/08/2017)

All of Denmark's Women's EURO fixtures

1984
Coach Flemming Schultz / Captain Hanne Pedersen / Top scorer Inge Hindkjær (1)
08/04: England 2-1 Denmark (semi-finals 1st leg, Crewe)
28/04: Denmark 0-1 England (semi-finals 2nd leg, Hjørring)

1991
Coach Keld Gantzhorn / Captain Karina Sefron / Top scorer Helle Jensen & Bonny Madsen (1)
10/07: Denmark 0-0aet Norway, 7-8 on pens (semi-finals, Hjørring)
14/07: Denmark 2-1aet Italy (third place play-off, Aalborg)

1993
Coach Keld Gantzhorn / Captain Susan Mackensie / Top scorer Susan Mackensie (2)
29/06: Norway 1-0 Denmark (semi-finals, Sportilia)
03/07: Germany 1-3 Denmark (third place play-off, Cesenatico)

1997
Coach Jørgen Hvidemose / Captain Rikke Brink (née Holm) / Top scorer Merete Pedersen & Lene Terp (1)
30/06: Denmark 0-5 Norway (group stage, Lillestrom)
03/07: Italy 2-2 Denmark (group stage, Lillestrom)
06/07: Denmark 0-2 Germany (group stage, Moss)

2001
Coach Poul Højmose / Captain Lene Terp / Top scorer Gitte Krogh (2)
25/06: Italy 2-1 Denmark (group stage, Aalen)
28/06: France 3-4 Denmark (group stage, Reutlingen)
01/07: Denmark 1-0 Norway (group stage, Aalen)
04/07: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (semi-finals, Ulm)

2005
Coach Peter Bonde / Captain Katrine Pedersen / Top scorer Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen (2)
05/06: Sweden 1-1 Denmark (group stage, Blackpool)
08/06: Denmark 2-1 England (group stage, Blackburn)
11/06: Finland 2-1 Denmark (group stage, Blackpool)

2009
Coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller / Captain Katrine Pedersen / Top scorer Three players (1)
23/08: Finland 1-0 Denmark (group stage, Helsinki)
26/08: Ukraine 1-2 Denmark (group stage, Helsinki)
29/08: Denmark 1-2 Netherlands (group stage, Lahti)

2013
Coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller / Captain Katrine Pedersen / Top scorer Mia Brogaard (née Olsen) & Mariann Gajhede Knudsen (2)
10/07: Sweden 1-1 Denmark (group stage, Gothenburg)
13/07: Italy 2-1 Denmark (group stage, Halmstad)
16/07: Denmark 1-1 Finland (group stage, Gothenburg)
22/07: France 1-1aet Denmark, 2-4 on pens (quarter-finals, Linköping)
25/07: Norway 1-1aet Denmark, 4-2 on pens (semi-finals, Norrköping)

2017
Coach Nils Nielsen / Captain Pernille Harder / Top scorer Nadia Nadim (2)
16/07: Denmark 1-0 Belgium (group stage, Doetinchem)
20/07: Netherlands 1-0 Denmark (group stage, Rotterdam)
24/07: Norway 0-1 Denmark (group stage, Deventer)
30/07: Germany 1-2 Denmark (quarter-finals, Rotterdam)
03/08: Denmark 0-0aet Austria, 3-0 on pens (semi-finals, Breda)
06/08: Netherlands 4-2 Denmark (final, Enschede)

2022
Coach Lars Søndergaard / Captain Pernille Harder / Top scorer Pernille Harder (1)
08/07: Germany 4-0 Denmark (group stage, London)
12/07: Denmark 1-0 Finland (group stage, Milton Keynes)
16/07: Denmark 0-1 Spain (group stage, London)